Voulwames

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as voulwambeys in 1626. Derived from Limburgish vuilwammes (“dirty person, slob”), here referring either to a field or to the impoverished state of the hamlet.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈvulˌʋaː.məs/
Hyphenation: Voul‧wa‧mes
Rhymes: -aːməs

Proper noun edit

Voulwames n

A hamlet in Meerssen, Limburg, Netherlands.

References edit

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN